Me and My Pal is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Dave Willis, Pat Kirkwood and George Moon.[1] The screenplay concerns two lorry drivers who become mixed up with criminals who trick them into an insurance swindle that ends up with them being sent to prison.
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Directed by | Thomas Bentley |
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Produced by | Warwick Ward |
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Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
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Distributed by | Pathé Pictures International |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
It was the second and last feature film made by Willis who had also appeared with Kirkwood in the 1938 comedy film Save a Little Sunshine. It was made at Welwyn Studios.
Cast
edit- Dave Willis – Dave Craig
- Pat Kirkwood – Peggy
- George Moon – Hal Thommson
- A. Giovanni – Giovanni
- John Warwick – Charlie
- Arthur Margetson – Andrews
- Aubrey Mallalieu – Prison governor
- Eliot Makeham – Cripps
- O. B. Clarence – Judge
- Ernest Butcher – Webb
- Hugh Dempster – Joe
- Gerry Fitzgerald – Singing convict
- Ian Fleming – Doctor Russell
- Agnes Lauchlan – Mrs. Blocksom
References
edit- ^ "Me and My Pal (1939)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
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